Digital Collections
Before their stunning quilts became a national treasure, the people of Gee's Bend shared a unique history and culture that was cultivated in isolation over time. From the early 1800s until WWII, the remote community was secluded in a deep bend of the Alabama River in rural Wilcox County. Gradual changes after the war accelerated in the 1960s, and in 1980-81, the Birmingham Public Library undertook a project to preserve the record of Gee's Bend in photographs, recordings, and oral histories. This digital collection includes some of the 450 images that photographer John Reese captured for the exhibit Looking Back at Gee's Bend.
Databases
Full-Text Journals and
Magazines
Databases (listed by subject)
Databases (listed by name)
Local Interest Databases & Collections
BPL Digital Collections
BPL Digital Collections Subject Browser
BPL Local Databases
Local Interest
Database Collection
Local Genealogy Indexes
Downloadables
Freegal Music
Libby -
Downloadable Audiobooks and eBooks
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Kanopy
Hoopla